Pass rate
72.9%
Below average — 15.0 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,699 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£77
2018 SsangYong Musso MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 54,055 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
32.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 78.4% pass
- Avoid 2016 67.9% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 10.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.8%
- Typical mileage
- 54k mi
The 2018 SsangYong Musso MOT pass rate is 72.9% of its MOT tests — 15.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SsangYong Musso does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.5× the national share
Brakes make up 32.2% of everything recorded on the 2018 SsangYong Musso, against 20.9% nationally — 11.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 87.9%; this one manages 72.9% — 15.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 31% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 SsangYong Musso compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 15.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.8%. The median 2018 SsangYong Musso in this dataset had covered 54,055 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.8% of the time, April–September 73.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 7.18% of tests.
- 1,699 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.9% overall pass rate, 64.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SsangYong Musso, the average is 74.7% — best year 2020 (78.4%), worst 2016 (67.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 1,699
- Typical mileage (median)
- 54,055 mi
- Make and model
- SsangYong Musso
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Musso MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Musso
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 265 | 70.2% |
| South East | 243 | 75.7% |
| West Midlands | 209 | 72.2% |
| Scotland | 201 | 68.2% |
| East Midlands | 178 | 74.7% |
| North West | 137 | 73.7% |
| Yorkshire | 134 | 73.1% |
| East of England | 117 | 76.9% |
| Wales | 102 | 75.5% |
| North East | 95 | 70.5% |
| London | 18 | 83.3% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2018 Musso
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 Musso
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the coil springs 7.2% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the lights 5.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 5.1% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 Musso through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£77 — and 31% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£77
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 31%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,699 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Musso, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2016 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.9% to 78.4% — a spread of 10.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 67.9% parking brake performance…
- 2017 71.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 72.9%coil spring fractured or broken
- 2019 74.3% parking brake performance…
- 2020 78.4% parking brake performance…
- 2021 76.3% parking brake performance…
- 2022 77.5% parking brake performance…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 SsangYong Musso with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
- Renault Zoe 77.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 79.1%
- Vauxhall Combo 79.4%
- Fiat 500L 80.7%
- Nissan Navara 80.9%
- Renault Grand Scenic 81.2%
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 SsangYong Musso 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 3,005 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 973 | 32.20% | 20.89% | +11.31 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 496 | 16.40% | 12.21% | +4.19 |
| Suspension | 443 | 14.60% | 20.98% | −6.38 |
| Tyres | 372 | 12.30% | 19.76% | −7.46 |
| Steering | 207 | 6.80% | 2.57% | +4.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 188 | 6.20% | 4.18% | +2.02 |
| Visibility | 145 | 4.80% | 4.97% | −0.17 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 114 | 3.80% | 5.52% | −1.72 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 53 | 1.80% | 5.57% | −3.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 14 | 0.50% | 1.76% | −1.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 7.2% | £25–65 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 5.7% | £60–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.5% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.1% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.6% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.4% | £80–200 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.4% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–20 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 5.7% | £80–180 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.6% | £120–300 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 4.8% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 271 | 80.4% | 22,748 mi |
| 30-60k | 720 | 71.3% | 45,524 mi |
| 60-90k | 459 | 71.9% | 72,159 mi |
| 90-120k | 182 | 69.8% | 102,625 mi |
| 120k+ | 61 | 73.8% | 148,215 mi |
Source: 1,699 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 Musso MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 SsangYong Musso?
72.9% of the 1,699 2018 SsangYong Musso tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 64.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 SsangYong Musso?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (7.18%), parking brake performance inoperative on one side (5.65%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.47%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 SsangYong Musso MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.4% of the time, falling to 73.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 SsangYong Musso in this dataset had covered 54,055 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 SsangYong Musso MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 73.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.